DIXVILLE N.H. – The voting in Dixville Notch fell in line with the national polls on Tuesday night in a race that couldn’t be any closer. Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris split the vote 3-3 to open Election Day in the 2024 race.

The tie is the first in Dixville Notch since 2012, when Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney split the vote 5-5 among the 10 registered voters. 

Voting took place at midnight in Dixville Notch on Tuesday, a unique tradition in New Hampshire that began in 1960. Six voters, including four registered Republicans and two undeclared, cast their ballots.

The results are declared first at Dixville Notch, the “first in the nation” vote for the presidential election. The press flooded into The Balsams Resort at the Tillotson House in Dixville, covering a nationally televised event on stations like CNN and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), as there were more media covering the event than there were voters casting their ballots. 

Donald Trump has typically struggled in Dixville Notch but this year earned a split in the tight battleground state of New Hampshire. The split goes against a common trend at Dixville Notch. President Joe Biden won all five votes cast by Dixville Notch voters in the 2020 presidential election. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton defeated the Republican candidate 4-2 in the 2016 presidential election.

Harris and Trump aim to carry their momentum from Dixville Notch into today’s rambunctious Election Day. As the candidates made their final arguments, the nation is one day closer to knowing the final results of this incredibly tight race. 

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